- Noun
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1. all of something including all its component elements or parts;
- "Europe considered as a whole"
- "the whole of American literature"
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2. an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity;
- "how big is that part compared to the whole?"
- "the team is a unit"
- synonym: whole thing,unit
- Adjective
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1. including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete;
- "gave his whole attention"
- "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"
- "the whole hog"
- "a whole week"
- "the baby cried the whole trip home"
- "a whole loaf of bread"
- antonym: fractional
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2. (of siblings) having the same parents;
- "whole brothers and sisters"
- antonym: half
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3. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health;
- "hale and hearty"
- "whole in mind and body"
- "a whole person again"
- synonym: hale
- Adverb
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1. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly');
- "he was wholly convinced"
- "entirely satisfied with the meal"
- "it was completely different from what we expected"
- "was completely at fault"
- "a totally new situation"
- "the directions were all wrong"
- "it was not altogether her fault"
- "an altogether new approach"
- "a whole new idea"
- synonym: wholly,entirely,completely,totally,all,altogether
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